What criteria are used in granting a licence?
• Agents seeking a licence will be required to familiarize themselves with the Employment Standards Act and Regulation and provide any information requested by the Employment Standards Branch about their agency. The Director of Employment Standards may refuse to issue a licence to an applicant who is, or has been, in contravention of the Employment Standards Act or Regulation, or involved in any activity that the director determines to be illegal, dishonest, fraudulent or deliberately misleading, and which is related to the operation of the talent agency. • How long does it take to get a licence? • New licence applications can take several weeks to be investigated prior to a Branch delegate determining if it will be granted. Renewal licences generally take less than two weeks to process. • How will the government monitor agents to make sure they are complying with the Regulations? • The primary source of information about talent agents is the people the agents represent. Any complaints
